Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHanover Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For jobs and income Hanover Township is better than 78% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns (D). 473 jobs are based in Hanover Township for 1,428 working residents. Household incomes here are higher than in 80% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Hanover Township at work: what stands out
Hanover Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Hanover Township and Newark trade workers both ways
Newark is the top workplace for Hanover Township residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Hanover Township come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Hanover Township empties out on a workday
About 2,300 people are in Hanover Township on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than the 3,200 who live here: 1,400 head out to work and 420 come in. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
What’s behind Hanover Township’s Jobs & income grade
Household income is its strongest input ($104,250, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 50% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hanover Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
About 32 minutes to work from Hanover Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hanover Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,454 commuters (the 9% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
22% of working residents work in Newark
Where Hanover Township clocks in
22% of workers
17% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
In and out of Hanover Township on a workday
On a workday 1,378 residents head out to work, 50 work right here, and 423 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Hanover Township on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Goods, not services: 31% of the jobs in Hanover Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hanover Township, 2014 → 2024: 285 → 473. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Hanover Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Hanover Township works
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Hanover Township is a driving town
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,595 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.9% of Hanover Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hanover Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Hanover Township places 854th of 4,453 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 2,300 to 4,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 39 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 4% | A+ |
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| 44 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 48 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
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| 852 | Wallburg NC | 3,255 | $88K | 2.4% | 4.8% | 2% | A− |
| 853 | Centerville PA | 3,223 | $71K | 4.5% | 1.1% | 4% | A− |
| 854 | Hanover Township OH | 3,226 | $104K | 5.4% | 3.1% | 4% | A− |
| 855 | Freedom CA | 3,172 | $94K | 7.3% | 2.5% | 1% | A− |
| 856 | Lewisville WA | 2,465 | $126K | 3.3% | 3.8% | <1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,453 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Hanover Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Next door to Hanover Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hanover Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover Township | – | A− | D | 32 min | $104,250 |
| Madison Township | under 2% | A | C+ | 33 min | $87,472 |
| Licking Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 29 min | $123,713 |
| Hopewell Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 33 min | $96,012 |
| Perry Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 34 min | $91,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hanover Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Hanover Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hanover Township?
$104,250 (±$20,219) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hanover Township?
5.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hanover Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hanover Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Newark (22%, 10 mi), Columbus (17%, 40 mi), Heath (6%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Hanover Township walkable?
Hanover Township is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.6 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hanover Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hanover Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hanover Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.